Craig Daily Press / David Pressgrove

David Pressgrove grew up in Baldwin City, Kansas. He came to Craig in 2002 after graduating from Hillsdale College (Hillsdale, Michigan) with a B.A. in business marketing and a minor in journalism. He worked as the Craig Daily Press sports editor from 2002 to Aug. 2006. In August he became the full-time area director for Moffat County Young Life. He spends his free time running, watching movies with his wife, Jennifer, and hanging out with Young Lifers. In his spare time he assists the Craig Daily Press in reporting the news that matters to you.

Recent stories

David Pressgrove: The Good Book in schools: By David Pressgrove; February 29, 2008; A man was stranded on his roof during a flood so he prayed for God to rescue him. At different times, a piece of driftwood, a boat and a helicopter came by, but the man didn’t take advantage because he was waiting only for God to rescue him.
Season’s ‘best weekend’ yields five state qualifications: By David Pressgrove; February 18, 2008; Cory Vigil’s face summed up his team’s final round of the Class 4A Regional Wrestling Tournament on Saturday — bloody.
Stellar second round moves wrestlers into first: By David Pressgrove; February 16, 2008; As a returning regional champion, Moffat County senior Cory Vigil knows what it takes to win at the big tournaments. But his struggles this year had to be in the back of his mind as he stepped to the mat for this year’s Class 4A Regional Wrestling Tournament in Craig.
Going to the big show: Local 4Hers travel to national stock competitions; By David Pressgrove; November 3, 2007; Andrea Maneotis helped her sister prepare animals for the American Royal last year because she was too young to show them herself.
Girl runners continue tradition of excellence: Nelson fourth, Jourgensen 15th at state meet; By David Pressgrove; October 29, 2007; The Moffat County Football Team put up a “Tradition of Excellence” board this year to show the history of the football team’s postseason appearances. The girls cross-country team could use a display of their own.
Trapper Mine employees guide hunts for disabled: By David Pressgrove; October 27, 2007; Hunting has been a life-long passion for Jack Fischer. His house is full of mounts from his time hunting in seven states, along with an array of weapons.
Painting the town red: Grand Futures Director coordinates Red Ribbon Week; By David Pressgrove; October 27, 2007; This week, Chad Kiniston is seeing red, and he hopes it’s contagious.
Costumed canines: Dressing up pets for Halloween a local, national trend; By David Pressgrove; October 19, 2007; When asked whether she dresses up her pets, Irene Kitzman started giggling.
Wasting disease numbers hard to measure: Decrease in harvest, submissions for testing make more recent numbers hard to qualify; By David Pressgrove; October 13, 2007; New information on Chronic Wasting Disease was released in August by the Colorado Department of Wildlife, and while the numbers of new cases in animals didn’t show any large spreading of the disease, state and local officials are cautious not to call the numbers a positive sign.
Hanging with the homies: Home school association students, teachers congregate every two weeks for joint classes; By David Pressgrove; October 13, 2007; Despite encouragement, the students weren’t sure they could make it.

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Recent photos

Some of the players who participated on the 2007 Moffat County High School football team include, in the front row from left, Matt Kincheloe, Tyler Roach, Drew Turner, Jake Bricker, Luke Terrill, Alex Villagrana, Robert Daniels; second row from left, Aaron Nielsen, Ethan Robinson, Paul Nelson, Todd Stewart, Craig Gearhart, Austin Hill, Travis Wilson, J.T. Haddan, Eli Buckner; third row from left, Mike Harry, Matt Linsacum, Mitch Sammons, Sean Hergenreter, Derrick Ferguson, Travis Noland, Brian Ivy, Pablo Salcido; back row from left, Jeremiah Gordon, Lyle Schaffner, Jordan Wilson, Halen Raymond, Colton Conrad, Dillon Guinn, Frank Archuletta, Alex McCoy, Brad Summers and Josh Wilde.

Coach Todd Trapp talks with his athletes the night before the state cross-country meet at the team’s hotel.

Junior Jesse Breslin, left, and senior Josh Classen, go through their warmup drills before the Class 4A state cross-country meet.

Moffat County freshmen, from left, Nike Cleverly, Callie Papoulas and Britteny Ivers celebrate the end of their season with a root beer. Soda is a forbidden fruit during the cross-country season, so the team celebrates at state with the drink.

Moffat County junior Alicia Nelson smiles for the camera during the medal ceremony of the Class 4A state cross-country meet Saturday in Colorado Springs. Nelson earned her second state medal with a fourth-place finish.

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